The Colorado Avalanche (29-19-5) travel to face the St. Louis Blues (26-25-3), who will be looking to extend their winning run, at Enterprise Center on Saturday. Colorado is coming off a 3-2 win over the Wild on Wednesday.
The Avalanche conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own limited power play opportunities. Nathan MacKinnon, Denis Malgin, and Andrew Cogliano scored one apiece for the Avalanche.
MacKinnon added an assist to share the scoring lead with Devon Toews, who had two assists. Alexandar Georgiev had a great performance with 41 saves (.953%) in the win.
St. Louis is playing their last of four games at home after a 4-2 win over the Devils on Thursday, their third win in a row. Four players found the net for the Blues. Jordan Binnington saved 34 of 36 shots in the win (.944%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Avalanche have won two of the three games between the teams this season, including a 4-2 victory in their most recent meeting in January.
Logan O’Connor led Colorado with two points (0G 2A). Brayden Schenn and Ivan Barbashev were on the scoresheet for St. Louis. Georgiev got the win, saving 26 of 28 shots (.928%).
FACING OFF
Colorado is averaging 3.00 goals per game for the season, 21st in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.57 goals a game (26th).
Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.13 times a game on average, 18th in the league, and the Avalanche are allowing opponents to score 2.75 goals per game (9th).
St. Louis averages fewer shots per game (29.0) than most teams in the league, ranking 28th, though the team’s 11.0% shooting percentage is fifth. Colorado has been one of the league’s better shot-stopping teams, ranking No. 5 with a team save percentage of .919%.
The Avalanche’s 23.39% power play percentage ranks 10th in the league, while the Blues are 12th with a conversion rate of 22.73%. In terms of penalty killing, Colorado has the league’s 20th-ranked PK% at 76.69%, while St. Louis is 24th at 75.94%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Mikko Rantanen (63 points), MacKinnon (62), and Cale Makar (45) have been the top skaters this season for the Avalanche. Rantanen is among the league leaders with his 34 goals (5th), while MacKinnon is among the league leaders with his 44 assists (9th).
Makar has been another offensive leader for Colorado, scoring 13 and assisting 32. In the net, Pavel Francouz (7-7-1) is Colorado’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.53 GAA and a .919% save percentage. Georgiev (22-12-4) leads the Avalanche in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 2.66 and a save percentage of .918%.Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues in scoring with 53 points. He has 25 goals and 28 assists. Binnington (20-18-3) has the best goals against average for St. Louis at 3.28. He has a save percentage of .892%.
HOME AND AWAY
Colorado is 16-10-1 away from Ball Arena this season. St. Louis is looking for a fourth successive home win this season.
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